After years of anticipation and months of leaks,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Runis finally confirmed to have an anime in the works. With it only just being announced, the staff and release date are still unknown, but nevertheless, the fact thatSteel Ball Runis finally confirmed is one of the biggest announcements the fandom could have hoped for.
Steel Ball Rungetting an anime adaptationis nothing but exciting, and plenty of people are already having big reactions to its announcement. Naturally, fans all around the world have been reacting positively, whether they’re new to the franchise or have been involved from day one, but going even further than that,evenJoJo’s Bizarre Adventurecreator Hirohiko Araki has taken to expressing his excitement overSteel Ball Rungetting an anime. That’s nothing new, of course, but it still does a great job of building hype, and it’s plenty worth calling attention to.
How JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Creator Is Hyping Up Steel Ball Run’s Anime
Hirohiko Araki Is Celebrating Steel Ball Run In A Big Way
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run’s anime is finally in development, and series creator Hirohiko Araki is celebrating in a big way. At JoJo Day 2025, the initial announcement ofSteel Ball Run’s anime was celebrated with an announcement trailer, a key visual, and key art for Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli, and going right along with that,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventurecreator Hirohiko Araki released new artwork of Johnny and Gyro to celebrateSteel Ball Run’s anime, complete with a congratulatory message and him asking people to enjoy the anime when it comes out.
Manga authors, even Hirohiko Araki, releasing artwork to celebrate anime adaptations of their work is nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting; theSteel Ball Runanime is something people have been waiting for since theJoJo’s Bizarre Adventureanime first started, and as such,Hirohiko Araki showing support forJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Rundoes a great job of playing into the years of hype that have been surrounding it. There still isn’t a confirmed release date, and as such, anything that can keep the hype going until it has one is plenty warranted.
Why JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run Will Be The Biggest JoJo Anime Yet
Why Everyone Needs To Be Excited About Steel Ball Run
Steel Ball Runis already getting a lot of hype, and it’s easy to see why. WhileJoJo’s Bizarre Adventurehas always had great artwork,Steel Ball Runis often seen as the point when the artwork truly became gorgeous, thanks to the extensive detail and realism put into every chapter.TheJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Runanimecould make the magnificent artwork of the manga even better through animation, and with how great the teaser visuals look, it’s hopefully already on its way toward that.
The biggest reasonSteel Ball Runwill be big, however, stems from its writing. Not only is the writing far more serious while still having plenty of levity, butJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Runis often seen as having the best character writing of any installment ofJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, with Johnny Joestar’s arc of becoming a better person one of the biggest highlights of the entire franchise.JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Runhas done a lot to endear itself to fans, and with Hirohiko Araki and others hyping it up, there’s little reason not to be excited.
